Psychology of Addiction – Unit7

Textbook Information

Title:Treating Addiction: A Guide for Professionals

Author:Miller, W. R., Forcehimes, A. A., andZweben, A.

ISBN:9781609186401

Publisher:Guilford

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Miller, W.R., Forcehimes, A.A., & Zweben, A. (2011). Treating
addiction: A guide for

  professionals.New York, NY: Guilford.

Instructions:

Your paper should be at least 3 pages in length:

• in APA style

• 12-point font

• double spaced

  For
  this graded activity, use the Don scenario below to create a treatment plan.
  Use the information from your Reading to determine his treatment needs and then
  explain which treatment methods might be best used in his treatment. Describe
  which treatment method might be best for him (e.g., cognitive-behavioral or
  interactional).

  Treatment Scenario: Don

  Don
  had been consuming alcohol for 15 years. He started with one drink after work
  with his friends. His drinking increased gradually over the years. Now, his
  drinking has become the focus of each day despite suffering many serious
  setbacks. He worked as a skilled laborer when he could, however, his income was
  now so low and sporadic that he could no longer pay his credit card bills and
  had no money in his checking account. Don’s wife left with the children 10
  years ago because Don would not seek help for his drinking problem. However,
  Don’s good friend, Jack, recently moved back to town and who wanted to help.

  During
  the intake, you learn that Don’s father also drank heavily on a daily basis.
  Don does not view his father’s drinking as problematic because his dad “went to
  work every day.”

  His
  results on the Addiction Severity Index indicate that he has had significant
  difficulties in the areas of employment problems, family relations, and
  psychiatric (e.g., anxiety).

  Although
  Don does not have medical insurance, he recently qualified for state medical
  assistance. This program will pay for an outpatient treatment program (it will
  not pay for any higher level of care and he does not have funds to cover
  anything additional).

  You
  administered the SOCRATES which revealed that Don is in the contemplation stage
  of change and may be close to the preparation stage.

  Based
  on this additional information, design a treatment plan for Don. Use the
  treatment plan in the template below, which is similar to the ones used by most
  agencies. You may make assumptions about Don that are not included in this
  scenario (just be sure to justify your responses).

  Read
  Chapters 4 and 5 in Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance
  Abuse (TIP 34) to learn about specific therapeutic treatment methods used
  in the treatment of substance use disorders. Also, read Chapter 5 in Substance
  Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy (TIP 41) to learn about the specific
  treatment methods used in group treatment settings.

  1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
  Administration. (2014). Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy (TIP
  41). Retrieved from http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA15-3991/SMA15-3991.pdf

• Read Chapter 5: “Stages
  of Treatment”

  2. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
  Administration. (2012). Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for
  Substance Abuse (TIP 34). Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK64947/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK64947.pdf

• Read Chapter 4: “Brief
  Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy”

• Read Chapter 5: “Brief
  Strategic/Interactional Therapies”